Monday, March 28, 2011

This is one of those recipes that looks like you slaved all day to make it and makes a beautiful presentation on the plate. It is one of the easiest elegant foods there are to make. Give it a try and tell me what you think. I wanted to keep it very simple so I served it with pierogies and salad.

Monday, March 14, 2011

There is nothing I like more than hearty meals that are easy to make and taste great. This is one of those recipes. Let me also add I do NOT like mushrooms. Or more I do not like to eat a mushroom. They actually have a great flavor, I just cannot get myself to bite into one no matter how hard I try. So an added benefit of this recipe are the mushrooms were big enough for me to push aside and just enjoy the rest while still getting all the flavor.

Easy Beef Stroganoff:

1 lb. steak, cut into strips (the better the cut the more tender your strips will be)

Cook steak in skillet 5-8 minutes until done. Use a small amount of oil if your meat is lean. Remove from pan and drain.

Melt butter in the skillet. Add onions and cook on medium heat 5 to 6 min. or until done.

Add mushrooms and cook 5 to 6 min. or until mushrooms are tender. (I guess my dislike of mushrooms caused me to not take a picture of this step.) They will turn from a light blonde color to a darker beige when they are ready.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Easy and low fat. I didn't actually add up the fat but everything I used was reduced fat or low fat. So I'm going to call this healthy. Of course you don't need to use the lowfat foods but I have used them for so long I don't notice a taste difference.

Living in Texas I have heard so much about Frito Pie. I'm sure the original version which is just chili and cheese over Frito's is fantastic but I love refried beans so I came up with this version. It took me less than a half hour to make from beginning until I could eat. It did make more than I wanted so next time I will cut the recipe in half. But this one will give me lunch tomorrow.

Ingredients:

2 cups Frito corn chips - Reduced salt if desired. I recommend this because it is pretty salty.